About Damien Hirst

As much a showman as an artist, Damien Hirst's vaulted ambition and natural charisma quickly propelled him into the public eye and to the very center of the art world. Hirst is indisputably the most recognizable artist to emerge from the YBAs in the late 1980s. His humble upbringing in Leeds—that saw him twice arrested for shoplifting—was shrugged aside as he launched himself into the art stratosphere. During his second year at… Read more

About the artwork

Hirst has always been fascinated by butterflies, stating once that even “when they are dead they look alive.” These stunning works are produced using a technique that involves three stages, with each additional foilblock layer accentuating the sparkling details on the wings and thoraxes.